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| Peter Damian |
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I have as much free time as a Wikipedia admin!  Group: Regulars Posts: 4,400 Joined: Member No.: 4,212  |
This http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16881582 was in the news a couple of days ago. (a) To what extent do the ideals of these 'anonymous' hacktivists overlap with those of orthodox Wikipedians? (b) To what extent are they one and the same people?
I'm thinking the ideals overlap a lot. The love of anonymity and secrecy when it comes to themselves. The paradoxical hatred of anonymity and secrecy when it comes to the establishment and state and any kind of government. The obsession with hackerish things and computers. The whole 'Occupy' thing. As to whether the people are one and the same, I don't know. |
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| Wikifan |
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Member Group: Contributors Posts: 204 Joined: Member No.: 26,203 |
QUOTE In case your question is actually serious, the way that groups are demonized is by taking the bad actions of a few individuals and placing the blame generally on an ethnic or religious group to which they belong. this would be a fair argument if a minority of people were being used to demonize an entire population but that criticism is typically a strawman to prevent any criticism of islamists/muslim states. plenty of serious arguments demonstrating a serious lack of cultural and behavioral development in the islamic world. arguments that suggest al qaeda=all muslims is lazy but not comparable to the 2,000+ year history of the expulsion and mass persecution of jews. i always thought anonymous was just another mutation of 4chan? |
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| Herschelkrustofsky |
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Member Group: Members Posts: 5,199 Joined: From: Kalifornia Member No.: 130 |
QUOTE(Wikifan @ Mon 6th February 2012, 1:44pm)  QUOTE In case your question is actually serious, the way that groups are demonized is by taking the bad actions of a few individuals and placing the blame generally on an ethnic or religious group to which they belong. this would be a fair argument if a minority of people were being used to demonize an entire population but that criticism is typically a strawman to prevent any criticism of islamists/muslim states. plenty of serious arguments demonstrating a serious lack of cultural and behavioral development in the islamic world. arguments that suggest al qaeda=all muslims is lazy but not comparable to the 2,000+ year history of the expulsion and mass persecution of jews. You are so tedious, plus I think you are a genuine bigot. |
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| Wikifan |
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Member Group: Contributors Posts: 204 Joined: Member No.: 26,203 |
QUOTE You are so tedious, plus I think you are a genuine bigot. lol. |
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| radek |
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Ãœber Member Group: Regulars Posts: 699 Joined: Member No.: 15,651 |
QUOTE(Wikifan @ Mon 6th February 2012, 5:18pm) QUOTE You are so tedious, plus I think you are a genuine bigot. lol. Tarpit time. |
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lol.
Tarpit time.
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